Asteroids and Comets

What is the asteroid belt?

• A region between Earth and Mars

• A region between Jupiter and Mars

• A region between Saturn and Uranus

• A region between Venus and Earth.

What is the shape of asteroids' orbits around the Sun?

• Circular

• Highly elliptical

• Square

• Triangular

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

What is the length of the asteroid Ida?

• 58 km

• 23 km

• 100 km

• 150 km

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the distance in LD for the asteroid 1995 UB?

• 1.9

• 1.8

• 2.0

• 2.1

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

What is the distance in AU for the asteroid 2009 DM40?

• 0.0054

• 0.0047

• 0.0031

• 0.0011

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-3

How are the orbits of many comets described in the text?

• Circular with small inclinations

• Eccentric with large inclinations

• Elliptical with no inclinations

• Rectangular with medium inclinations

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-4

What causes the head of a comet to appear larger as it gets closer to the Sun?

• The Sun's heat vaporizes the ice, forming a coma.

• The comet's speed increases.

• The comet's size increases.

• The Sun's gravity pulls the comet closer.

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

What is the name of the best-known comet that rounds the Sun every 76 years?

• Lexell

• Halley

• Tempel-Tuttle

• Biela

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS1-2

In what year did Halley's comet last pass by Earth?

• 1986

• 1996

• 2006

• 2016

When was the first Kuiper Belt object discovered?

• 1980

• 1992

• 2000

• 2010